7 cases WNV

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> > 15 August Columbia Tribune

> > State confirms 7 cases of West Nile in horses

> >

> > Published Friday, August 15, 2003

> > JEFFERSON CITY (AP) State health officials have

> > confirmed seven cases of West Nile virus in horses

> > this year, including recent cases in Audrain and

> > Jefferson counties.

> >

> > Karen Yates with the Missouri Department of Health

> > and Senior Services said yesterday that a horse in

> > Audrain County and one in Jefferson County were the

> > most recent cases.

> >

> > The virus is transmitted to humans through mosquito

> > bites and has swept across the United States since

> > it surfaced on the East Coast in 1999.

> >

> > Last year, 662 horses in Missouri were diagnosed

> > with West Nile, according to the Department of

> > Health and Senior Services.

> >

> > Stephen Nilges, Environmental Public Health

> > Specialist for Audrain County, suggested that the

> > number is considerably lower this year because of

> > the mild summer and minimal rainfall.

> >

> > " Mosquitoes need the moisture for the eggs to go on

> > ahead and hatch, " Nilges said.

> >

> > Symptoms of West Nile in humans are usually mild and

> > include fever, headache, body aches and occasionally

> > skin rashes. Severe cases include neck stiffness,

> > encephalitis, high fever, muscle weakness and

> > paralysis.

> >

> >

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All the more reason to erect bat houses –

LOTS of them!!!

Carol

 

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State confirms 7 cases of West Nile in horses